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Henry James' novels are deeply engaged with the changing manners and emerging social mores at the turn of the 20th century, which is most evident in his treatment of gender and class. His novels are also famous for the "international theme," in which Americans' travel in Europe becomes a catalyst for moral conflict. James is most well-known for his incisive psychological realism. His characters struggle with the contradiction between individuality and social expectations and may find themselves thwarted by their own unexamined flaws and hypocrisies. Start with: The portrait of a Lady

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Henry James' novels are deeply engaged with the changing manners and emerging social mores at the turn of the 20th century, which is most evident in his treatment of gender and class. His novels are also famous for the "international theme," in which Americans' travel in Europe becomes a catalyst for moral conflict. James is most well-known for his incisive psychological realism. His characters struggle with the contradiction between individuality and social expectations and may find themselves thwarted by their own unexamined flaws and hypocrisies. Start with: The portrait of a Lady